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PROCLAMATION, 

BY  THE  GOVERNOR  OF  ALABAMA, 


EXECUTIVE  DEPARTMENT, 

Montgomery.  Alabama.  Dec.  20. 1861. 

With  all  tlio  purchases  by  tUe  State,  ami  the  private  contributions  made  by  individuals,  our 
soldiers  in  .the  fieM  areiuot  sufficiently  supplied  with  clothing  or  blankets.  And  now  under  the 
proclamation  of  the  Executive  of  22nd  of  November,  several  thousand  additional  troops  are  rapidly 
enlisting  for  a  march  n>  Tennessee  and  Kent  ucky,  under  a  requisition  made  on  the  State  by  <  leneral 
A.  S. Johnson.  They  must  be  furnished  with  arms,  warm  clothing  and  blankets.  They  go  to  a  cold 
ami  inhospitable  climate-  Will  not  every  citizen,  male  and  female,  contrih  itc  to  the  equipment  of 
these  gallant  men  who  arc  rushing  to  meet  the  enemy,  in  almost  countless  numbers,  in  the  great 
Valley  of  the  Mississippi?  Many  have  guns  rusting  in  their  houses,  and  blankets  lying  upon  their 
shelves,  which  they  can  well  afford  to  give  orsell  to  their  country.  Will  they  uol  lay  them  upon  its 
bleeding  altar.     God  have  pity  upon  the  miserly  wretch  who  will  neither  fight,  nor  labor,  nor  spend 

his  substance  in    the  defence   of  his  1 ie  and  liberties!     The  big-hearted  men  Ol  the  State  have 

contributed  freelj  ol  ■  i/crything  and  in  every  way,  and,  thank  God,  will  over  respaud  to  the  call  of 
their  country.  To  them  I  appeal  for  arms  and  blankets  for  our  gallant  troops.  We  want  thousands 
of  guns,  and  wi  need  tm  thouxmut  bVml  ■•.  Send  all  yon  can  give,  and  all  you  can  sell,  and  send 
without  delay. 

As  nearly  all  the  tro  »ps  now  moving  for  Tennessee  and  Kentucky  are  from  the  valleys  of  North 
Alabama,  an  appeal  to  the  patriotism  of  South  Alabama  for  guns  and  blankets,  1  know,  will  not  be 
in  vain. 

Deliver  to  Col.  Wm  R.  Pickett,  A.  <.».  M.  of  Alabama,  at  Montgomery,  or  to  the  Judges  of 
Probate  in  the  several  c  (Unties,  who  will  imme  liately  forward  to  him.  Articles  sold  will  be  valued  by 
competent  rum.  on  receipt,  by  Col.  Pickett,  and  the  money  promptly  paid  by  him  to  owners  or 
their  agent-. 

Contributions  in  North  Alabama,  and  articles  for  Bale,  will  be  delivered  to  the  Stat.'  Agent,  Mr. 
Shanklin,  at  Suntsvillo. 

JNO.  G-ILL  SHORTER. 


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